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Buckden Roundabout
June 2018
Village News
Children’s Craft Activity
Our regular monthly craft activity will be on Saturday 2
nd
June; come along and join us in celebrating Elmer day with a
fun, colourful, elephant themed craft.
Engage in the Afternoon - Nursing in the First World War
Join Barry Jobling, chair of Buckden Local History Society and
military historian for an informative talk on Nursing in the
First World War. Follow a wounded soldier’s journey from
No Man’s Land to hospital in Blighty. There will also be an
opportunity to see many original artefacts and photographs.
June 20th @ 2pm. Please book your place at the library.
Storytime
Come along to our storytime
for pre-school children, listen to
some stories and sing some rhymes. Storytime starts at
2.15pm and in June will be on Tuesday 5
th
, 12
th
, 19
th
and 26
th
.
Knit Lit
Do you enjoy knitting and a good book? Our friendly group
meets on alternate Fridays. In June our Knit Lit meetings are
on Friday 8
th
and 22
nd
from 8pm. Knitters of all ages and abili-
ties welcome!
Games Afternoon for Adults
Do you enjoy playing scrabble? Come along to our weekly
games afternoon to play a selection of games. Every Thursday
afternoon from 2 – 4pm.
Summer Reading Challenge - teenage volunteers required
Would you like to take part in our Summer Reading Challenge
Volunteering Programme this summer? We’re looking for
volunteers aged 12 – 18 to help with the Summer Reading
Challenge. You will be encouraging young children to tell you
about the books they have read and hand out stickers and
rewards. You may also help with craft activities and events.
This is a great opportunity to learn new skills and have fun in
the library.
For more details and an application form, please call in to the
library. Closing date for applications is 16
th
June.
Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden
Tel: 0345 045 5225
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library
Tuesday
10.00 am to 1.00 pm
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Thursday
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Friday
5.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Saturday
10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Closed Monday and Wednesday
A14 upgrade
After the recent closure of the A1 Northbound from Buckden
Roundabout, and the subsequent chaos it caused both in the
village and on the surrounding roads, it became apparent from
social media that residents felt there was not enough infor-
mation available regarding the impending closures and the
diversion routes.
Whilst there is little we can do to make this information more
widely know, and in particular to traffic users on the A1 in ad-
vance of their journey, there is information available that
could prove useful to people in the village and perhaps make
future closures less of a surprise!
There are 2 principal sources of information.
For regularly updated information on road closures and other
plans, visit the Facebook page for the project at:
https://www.facebook.com/A14C2H/
For additional information related to other aspects of the pro-
ject such as progress, news, background and information
about the project in general, please visit the Highways England
page for the project at:
https://highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/a14-cambridge-to-
huntingdon/
Buckden Village Festival 2018
Challenge
Let's make Buckden Rock
Decorate a Rock or a Stone and bring it with you to the
Village Festival on Saturday July 7
th
Let's make a River of Rocks in the Arena
Get all the family involved
Prizes for the best of Art supplies
Photos of the winner's rocks will be in the Rounda-
bout.
If you are going to miss the Festival bring your Rocks to
32 Mayfield before the 7
th
July
Lots of ideas on Internet
info contact Pat King 811020
If you would like to sponsor this activity please ring me